Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
20 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lawrence, 1856

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland, heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica (B), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA (B), Virgin Islands (British) (B), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (B).

Vagrant to Barbados, St Kitts And Nevis.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) [XC331764]
by Andrew Spencer from Maiden Hair Coppice, North Andros, Bahamas (distraction display)

Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) [XC483150]
by Paul Marvin from Florida Keys\/Marathon International Airport (near Marathon), Monroe County, Florida, United States (flight call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), but the two are sympatric in southern Florida.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

vicinus Lawrence, 1856 - Southern Florida and Bahamas.
gundlachii Lawrence, 1856 - Cuba and I of Pines; Cayman Is, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Virgin Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii) - 10 files

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